Weekend Box Office Report: October 27-29, 2017

The devious deadly puzzles of the SAW series returned to theaters in time for Halloween, putting JIGSAW on top at the box office with an estimated opening of $16.5 million!

The SAW movies ruled Halloween weekend for several years after the surprise success of James Wan and Leigh Whannell's first torture-filled thriller in 2004, but the opening for the new revival was nearly a series low, ahead of only the $14.1 million start of 2009's SAW IV (also the overall lowest-grossing entry of the franchise).

The R-rated rebirth of the grisly murder-traps directed by the Spierig brothers (DAYBREAKERS) cost a reported $10 million to make, and has captured an additional $9.5 million from overseas.

In second place was the comedy sequel TYLER PERRY'S BOO 2! A MADEA HALLOWEEN with $10 million, a drop of 53% from its #1 opening last weekend. Tyler Perry's eighth time around in the Madea attire has a ten-day domestic total of $35.5 million (on a $25 million reported cost).

The PG-13 sci-fi action movie GEOSTORM was in third place with $5.6 million, a disruption of 58% from last week's opening.

The $120 million Gerard Butler weather disaster from Dean Devlin (INDEPENDENCE DAY) has a ten-day domestic total of $23.5 million, but electrified international crowds for an extra $113 million.

In fourth was the PG-13 horror cheapie HAPPY DEATH DAY with $5 million, giving Blumhouse's latest a $48.3 million domestic total after three weekends (on a $4.8 million budget).

BLADE RUNNER 2049 was in fifth place with $3.9 million, bringing it to $81.3 million domestic after a month on screens. The Denis Villeneuve-directed sequel has collected $142 million overseas for a worldwide total of $223 million (on a reported $150 million cost).

The fact-based story, adapted from David Finkel’s book, cost a reported $20 million. Critics saluted the Miles Teller post-war civilian struggle with 77% on Rotten Tomatoes (the JoBlo review is HERE).

The firefighting drama ONLY THE BRAVE smoldered in seventh with $3.4 million, down by 42% from its opening last week. The Josh Brolin/Jeff Bridges/Miles Teller thriller has a ten-day domestic total of $11.9 million (on a reported $38 million cost).

Jackie Chan's R-rated starring vehicle THE FOREIGNER was in eighth place with $3.2 million on its third domestic weekend. The $35 million action-thriller has a worldwide total of $117 million.

In ninth place was the new comedy SUBURBICON with an opening of $2.8 million.

Marvel's THOR: RAGNAROK is the big release next weekend (the Asgardian's outer-space team-up with Hulk has already opened to $107 million in other parts of the world), while Mila Kunis and friends engage in holiday debauchery for the comedy sequel A BAD MOMS CHRISTMAS (opening Wednesday).